If you don’t own this book, I highly recommend getting your hands on a copy. With every page turn, you’ll find yourself blurting, “ooh – I gotta make that!”. Like the inside cover states, Whether you are a vegan, “vegan-curious”, or you simply want to eat delicious food that just happens to be healthy, this cookbook is a must-have for anyone who longs to eat well, feel great, and simply glow!

Over 90 recipes in Angela’s book are gluten-free while many are free of common food allergens, like soy, nuts, sugar and grains. I could make a serious long list of our family favourites, but here are a few dishes that we just can’t get enough of this summer: chakra caesar salad with nutty herb croutons(these croutons are to-die-for!), perfected chickpea salad sandwich (ideal for picnics and long days on the water), sweet potato and black bean enchiladas with avocado-cilantro cream sauce, and our favourite veggie burger.

For Canada Day this year, the girls and I spent a wonderful afternoon with family and friends at my sister and brother-in-law’s house. With strawberries at their peak (and Angela Liddon being Canadian and all), I decided to take this guacamole to share poolside. The temperature outside was a balmy 32 degrees C and we were in need of light, fruity and refreshing fare. You know…something to go nicely with my sister’s Canada Day Sangria.

This guacamole was definitely a crowd-pleaser.

For your next social gathering I suggest that you get yourself some sweet strawberries, a succulent mango, fresh cilantro, a lime and a couple of ripe avocados and make this appetizer. Your friends will love you forever. (And you’ll love yourself even more if you reserve a half a cup for sole snacking later in the day…just a thought).

You may also want to consider treating yourself and your family to this cookbook. Angela’s beautiful and mouth-watering photographs will have you licking your lips and begging for more wholesome, plant-based foods. mmmm – so many dishes and so little time. You just gotta laugh when asked, “you’re a gluten-free, vegan? what do you eat?“.

I just ordered Angela’s book yesterday and I’m so excited for it to arrive – the guacamole looks delicious!

Just wanted to say I’m loving your blog, I found your ‘about’ story really inspirational and I love your attitude towards food and nutrition.

Really looking forward to reading more 🙂

P.S. I’m not gluten intolerant but I am starting to become more and more curious about dabbling in gluten free recipes, so I’m glad all your recipes will be GF – I also hope that you may be interested in my own recipes as I start to experiment (I’m just starting out).

I’m going to be posting a recipe for gluten free quinoa porridge with fresh figs in a couple of days, which came out fantastic 🙂

I’m a little quiet on my blog these days as I’m busy in my free time studying Holistic Nutrition. I also work as a casual teacher during the school year and spend most of my evenings running my kids to all their sporting events and activities. And, I like to sleep. I have great plans for my blog, though! Sometimes I get a little frustrated that I don’t have more time to play on it. However, that time will come.

Our family chose to eat gluten-free because of my youngest daughter. We don’t regret it at all. It has opened our doors to such nutrient-dense grains such as millet, quinoa, amaranth, buckwheat, etc. Grains that we may have never delved into had we not been gluten-free. Now, we can’t imagine eating any other way. I am proud to say that we are all healthy and thriving – mainly because we make our own meals and don’t rely on pre-packaged gluten-free foods.

I am totally interested in your recipes! Your quinoa porridge sounds very yummy. Looking forward to it and more! 🙂